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Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so the each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Sunday Best described as a number crossword, the task in Kakuro is to fill all of the empty squares, using numbers 1 to 9, so the sum of each horizontal block equals the number to its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the number on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Kakuro increases from Monday to Sunday. A e t i c l A r G ● The Target uses words in the main body of Chambers 21st Century Dictionary (1999 edition) TARGET 2 1 7 6 3 8 1 9 Quick croSSword across: 1 Conversation; 7 Stand; 8 Ether; 9 Ebb; 10 Succulent; 11 Normal; 12 Cobweb; 15 Tasteless; 17 Tar; 18 Opera; 19 Ranch; 21 Unreasonable. down: 1 Condemnation; 2 Era; 3 Seduce; 4 Tremulous; 5 Ochre; 6 Protuberance; 7 Sober; 10 Stalemate; 13 Watch; 14 Debris; 16 Sheen; 20 Nun. across: 5 Rich 7 Filthy, 8 Fiona, 11 Peter, 12 Leonardo, 13 Mork, 15 Lexi, 16 Sawalha, 17 Tony, 18 Emilia, 21 Port, 22 Dean. down: 1 Dine, 2 Cheryl, 3 Lizo, 4 Lauren, 5 Raworth, 6 Cook, 9 Alexander, 10 Moira, 14 Small, 17 Trip, 19 Mad, 20 Ian. clock-wiSE 1 gene, 2 nest, 3 stop, 4 opus, 5 used, 6 edge. QuiZ of thE wEEk 1 Red 2 Blue Peter 3 Black velvet 4 Greyhound 5 Green Street 6 Pink 7 Whyte 8 Purple Rain 9 Yellow 10 Orange. across: 1 Incognito, 7 Next, 8 Recap, 10 Eve, 11 Oracle, 13 Castigate, 14 Cancan, 16 Ono, 18 U-boat, 19 Once, 20 Sentenced. down: 1 Innocuous, 2 Neural, 3 Otic, 4 Net, 5 Ice pack, 6 Open-ended, 8 Reliant, 9 Bassoon, 12 Stance, 15 Neon, 17 Cat. croSS douBt across: MOATS down: UNION tV show: Harrow 1THE ALPHABEATER cAn you crack the Alphabeater? each grid number represents a letter – or black square. As in Alphapuzzle, every letter of the alphabet is used. But you have to complete the grid too! use the given letters and black squares below the grid to start. the grid is ‘rotationally symmetrical’ – in other words, it looks the same if you turn the page upside down. Solution tomorrow extra letter clues 0907 181 2560 (Deduct three minutes for each extra clue letter heard) 0907 181 2558 *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. A 31 13 21 9 5 7 18 28 38 33 1 8 1 4 1 5 2 3 7 342 targEt hatchMENt ante anthem cant cent chant chat cheat enact etch hatch hatchet HATCHMENT hate hath heat heath hetman match mate matt matte meant meat natch neat neath tacet tact tame tanh teach team teat tech tench tent tenth than thane that thatch them then theta HOW many words of four letters or more can you make from the letters shown here? B C D 15 26 4 38 32 20 39 38 22 25 in making a word, each letter may be E 29 33 17 29 18 31 5 6 33 26 used once only. each must contain F the centre letter and there must be at G 19 4 38 10 20 11 7 20 17 29 least one nine-letter word. no plurals. H Verb forms ending in s permitted. I 9 3 22 39 11 12 18 4 2 28

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BATTLESHIPS S T 40 7 5 31 16 3 27 8 4 10 CRYPTIC PUZZLE FIND where the fleet of ships shown is hidden in the grid. The numbers to the right of and U V 35 33 14 37 23 33 1 17 32 16 Across Down Yesterday’s Easy Solution below the grid indicate how many of the squares in that row are filled in with ships or W X 25 36 4 34 12 4 34 8 37 35 1 4 9 10 12 Shakespeare’s little place in the country (6) It makes pears lie against the wall (8) Treated with care (6) Stakes raised for the defence (8) There’s very little in this 1 2 3 5 6 Draperies not approved by most modern societies (8) Note when the army order is given (4,4) Were reformed in jug (4) A challenging demand (12) A span of roguishness (4) Across: 1 Topic, 4 Bombast, 8 Ask, 9 Coup d’etat, 10 Garment, 11 Abbey, 13 Static, 15 Reject, 18 Cheat, 19 Check-up, 21 Ill humour, 23 Via, 24 Pigment, 25 Handy. Down: 1 Tear gas, 2 Poker face, 3 Cycle, 4 Bounty, 5 Mediate, 6 Act, 7 Tatty, 12 Break even, 14 Intrude, 16 Topiary, 17 Accost, parts of ships. The ships do not touch each other, even diagonally. Some squares have been filled in to start you off. Solution tomorrow A 1 B C 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 2 1 1 21 Y Z ● Alternatively, for six Extra Letter clues to your mobile, text DXBEAT to 84901. Texts cost £1 plus your usual operator rate 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 P 9 10 11 12 13 W 22 ■ 23 24 25 ■ ■ 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 G 33 14 15 34 35 30 26 33 35 4 38 32 21 3 36 13 letter (4) Dozens may become 7 I spoil the games figuratively speaking (6) 18 Crisp, 20 Earth, 22 Lag. D E 2 1 WORD BUILDER Solution tomorrow 14 17 20 23 24 25 grossly overweight (5) Only a thousand before (4) You’ll be lucky to win one (4,2,6) His pupils are encouraged to make notes (5,7) It’s impossible to connect with these services (4) Silver down at melting point? (5) Chapter head (4) 8 11 15 16 18 19 Hemp is used in making this jacket (6) As set by one out to break a record? (8,4) The bosun is out to make extra money (5) Sort of book a fight (5) Strung up (8) I leave the law to the big guns (8) Across: 1 Extra, 4 Sampler, 8 See, 9 Break down, 10 Yashmak, 11 Weeds, 13 Duress, 15 Bypass, 18 Model, 19 Put down, 21 Ferryboat, 23 Alb, 24 Impedes, 25 Enemy. Down: 1 Essayed, 2 Treasured, 3 Album, 4 Sneaks, 5 Make way, 6 Loo, 7 Rands, 12 Elaborate, Yesterday’s Cryptic Solution F G H I J 1 3 1 3 3 0 4 1 3 1 x Battleship 4 x submarine 3 x Destroyer 2 x cruiser 1 5 0 1 2 3 Answer the clues so that each word contains the same letters as the previous word, plus or minus one. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 e 2 team 3 r 4 c 5 e 6 location 7 Knot 28 It’s heard after a raid that 21 Empty one container into 14 Splayed, 16 Sandboy, 29 nobody’s found guilty (3,5) It introduces a wrong 22 another (6) It’s a strange leader who 17 22 Spools, 18 Rep. Mufti, 20 Title, denial (4-2) won’t lead (6) 30 Amount of business 26 Albert shortly gets to be a 31 produced by a cook (8) The game’s over (6) 27 singer (4) A drop in rent (4) EASY PUZZLE

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1 Great flood (6) 4 Impediment (8) 9 Without risk (6) 10 Not constructive (8) 12 South Asian country (4) 13 Suspiciously obscure (5) 14 Sudden sharp pain (4) 17 Upholders of traditional ways (3,3,6) 20 Risking everything (3-2-7) 23 A musical work (4) 24 Comic entertainer (5) 25 Fuss (2-2) 28 Find out (8) 29 Capital of Turkey (6) 30 Inclination to hopefulness (8) 31 Feel sorrow over (6)

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1 Forlorn (8) 2 Remaining uneaten (8) 3 To dupe (4) 5 Make it known (5,3,4) 6 A hard durable wood (4) 7 Point of greatest intensity (6) 8 Vigour (6) 11 Associate closely (3,9) 15 In a furtive way (5) 16 Person’s strong point (5) 18 Extinct large reptile (8) 19 Uninformed (8) 21 Jinx (6) 22 Beginning (6) 26 Grim fate (4) 27 Prefix meaning before (4)